Re: Weight and RWC

["Steven Harrington" <a_ski_racer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Actually, doing self cut glass tape is really easy with the following 
method:
Cut your fiberglass about three inches wide, and cutting it on the bias 
(fibers
oriented 45 degrees to the length is best).
Put down a thin piece of polyethylene a few inches wider than the glass and
lay the glass on it.
Pour expoxy on the glass and spread it out some.
Put another layer of poly on top and use a spreader to finish wetting out 
the glass.
Now using a rotary cutter, trim your wetted out tape to width.
Take your ready to apply tape to the boat. Peel off one layer of plastic 
then
apply the tape. Peel off the outside plastic and you're done.
I find this much easier than trying to wet out tapes in place.

I got this method from the set of aircraft plans I have. 
www.visionaircraft.com.
He has a very useful video which demonstrates many composite construction
techniques. The builders web sites have much useful info as well. The plane
is glass and foam but most of the methods will apply to glass and wood too.

A question for Bram:

Is there any reason not to make bulkheads from marine ply rather than 
joining
strips into a sheet and cutting them from that?

Also, what city in Ontario is Paul Stalker in (CAN 031). Just wondering how
close to me he might be.

Steve
CAN 013


> From: BDally6107@xxxxxxx
> To: gregoryrryan@xxxxxxxxxxx, rwphillipsidaho@xxxxxxxxxxx,        
> swiftsolo@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Weight and RWC
> Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 16:14:58 EDT
>
> In response to the use of self cut glass tape: The majority of the glass 
> tape
> used during the construction of the Swift is on the inside of the hull and
> deck or in an application where the edges don't matter.  In the few 
> applications
> where it is used on the outside, the bond edge creates very little problem.
> Since each edge uses a different binding, expose the smoothest one where 
> the
> application is transparent.  The suggestion to use an unbound self-cut tape 
> is
> a bad idea that will lead to a mess for the average garage builder.  Don't 
> do
> it.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Bram

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